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William Harris Gilliam 1720–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720/22 Apr 1756

Birth Location: Albemarle Par, Surry, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1794/c1803/1804

Death Location: Sussex, VA or Granville, NC

Father: Levy Gilliam

Mother: Elizabeth Joardan

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The story of William Harris Gilliam began in 1720 in Albemarle Par, Surry, Virginia, United States. William Harris Gilliam passed away in 1794 in Sussex, VA or Granville, NC.

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Biography

  • The story of William Harris Gilliam began in 1720 in Albemarle Par, Surry, Virginia, United States.
  • William Harris Gilliam passed away in 1794 in Sussex, VA or Granville, NC.

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William Gilliam's Ancestors

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William Gilliam
1720–1794
Birth Place: Albemarle Par, Surry, Virginia, United States
Parents
Levy Gilliam
1724–1802
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Joardan
1726–1802
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Captain (John) Gilliam
1695–1738
Prince George, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) Briggs
1696–1769
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hinchea Gilliam
1660–1734
Fortune Flood
1678–1753
Samuel Briggs
1672–1737
Mary Bailey
1675–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Capt)
1614–1673
Margery Briggs)
1614–1688
Henry Briggs
1635–1681
Mary Flood
1635–1681
Lieutenant Bailey
1655–1737
Mary Seat
1657–1736

William Gilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720/22 Apr 1756
Birth of William Harris Gilliam in Albemarle Par, Surry, Virginia, United States
Albemarle Par, Surry, Virginia, United States
1794
1794/c1803/1804
Age 74
Death of William Harris Gilliam in Sussex, VA or Granville, NC
Sussex, VA or Granville, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 172022 Apr 1756
    Event Place: Albemarle Par, Surry, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1794c1803/1804
    Event Place: Sussex, VA or Granville, NC

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